As many Philadelphia residents are ready for the Eagles to play in Super Bowl LII, one man is going above and beyond to ensure the Eagles' pride stays true in Philadelphia. Eagles' fan Jordy Demcher has been guarding the Rocky statue so that no one can put up any Patriots gear on the statue. Demcher started guarding the statue because when the Vikings came to play for the NFC Championship, some of their fans dressed the statue up in Vikings gear. Demcher says that he's not taking any... Read More

Pennsylvania's highest court will now hear an appeal in a lawsuit challenging Philadelphia's year-old tax on soda and other sweetened drinks. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court stated that it will hear the appeal on whether or not the tax violates a 1932 law prohibiting Philadelphia from taxing a transaction or subject that is already taxed in the state. A lower court upheld the tax, saying that it does not duplicate the state's sales tax because it is imposed on distributors. The money from... Read More

Philadelphia Police are searching for a woman who is wanted for allegedly abducting and robbing another woman in the Summerdale section of Philadelphia. The incident took place at a parking lot located on the 4600 block of Roosevelt Boulevard at around 7:45 pm. Police say the suspect walked up to the victim with a knife out and forced herself into the victim's car. The suspect then forced the victim to drive to a local ATM to withdraw money. Once the money was taken from the machine, the... Read More

Officials say that a man jumped out of a burning building to safety on Sunday in North Philadelphia. The incident happened on the 3300 block of North 15th Street at around 6:30 pm. Firefighters say that they arrived at the home to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the home. Officials say that the 33-year-old man who jumped from the home was taken to Temple University Hospital, so far there is no word on his condition. Emergency crews also treated others injured in the fire. Read More

Philadelphia's new district attorney Larry Krasner has created a new position in the DA's officer that will protect immigrants trying to navigate the criminal justice system. The DA's office says that the new position will help people move through the system without facing "disproportionate consequences" due to their status. Former immigration attorney Caleb U. Arnold was named to the position. Krasner stated in his campaign that he vowed to stop President Trump's immigration agenda. Read More

Philadelphia Police are now investigating after a man was shot in Center City on Wednesday night. The shooting took place at around 8:30 pm on the 1500 block of Chestnut Street. Police arrived on the scene to find a 24-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his right wrist. The victim was taken to Hahnemann University Hospital where he was listed in stable condition. So far no arrests have been made.

SEPTA's board is set to vote on Thursday on the proposed path of... Read More

Philadelphia Police are now investigating after a quadruple shooting sent four victims to the hospital. The shooting took place at around 9:35 pm on North 24th Street near Clifford Street. Police received calls about a shooting and shortly arrived on the scene to find one victim in a car on the way to Hahnemann University Hospital. Police took another victim to Temple University Hospital. A while later police were notified that two more victims arrived at Hahnemann with gunshot wounds to... Read More

Two men arguing led to gunfire in the early morning hours of Sunday, outside of a South Philadelphia movie theatre. The shooting took place at around 1 am on Sunday outside of the United Artist Riverview Plaza Stadium located on the 1400 block of South Christopher Columbus Boulevard. Police say the men arrived Warmdaddy's restaurant, next door to the theatre, they both pulled guns out at each other and opened fire. One of the men was critically injured and taken to Jefferson University... Read More

Philadelphia Police are now investigating a deadly incident that occurred in the Oxford section of Philadelphia. The incident happened on the 5900 block of Belden Street just after 1 pm on Thursday. Officials say that a 28-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman were arguing inside of a home, when the man approached her with a knife and slit her throat. When medics arrived on the scene the woman was pronounced dead. Police took the man into custody and recovered a weapon at the scene. Read More

Philadelphia Police are now investigating after a man was shot and killed in North Philadelphia on Wednesday night. The shooting took place at a grocery store on the 3300 block of North 6th Street at around 7:05 pm. The 22-year-old victim suffered gunshot wounds to the head and upper torso. He was transported to Temple University Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. There was no weapon left behind at the crime scene and police are still searching for the suspect. Read More

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